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KB, MB, GB, and TB are all part of the metric system. What empirical measurements should we Free™️ Americans use for computer memory? (lemm.ee)

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[-] waz@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

I know you asked about memory, but the computer I just assembled had a 750watt power supply. As an American I think we should refer to it as a "one horsepower power supply" instead.

[-] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

That’s not bad, but is there a digital equivalent of a horse we could use?

[-] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Nyan cats

[-] uis@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

One hor... Bwahahaha!

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